-Please help! I need help rewriting my source code for this project without using the string library. (strlen and strcmp functions only)

-Below is the outine for the project and below that is my source code, it works as it should except I'm not supposed to use the string library

-Thank you!!

Important Notes: 1. Formatting: Make sure that you follow the precise recommendations for the output content and formatting: for example, do not change the text in the first problem from Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: to Enter string: . The assignment is auto-graded and any changes in formatting will result in a loss in the grade. 2. Comments: Header comments are required on all files, for each function, and recommended throughout the rest of the program. 3. Restriction: The use of goto statements anywhere within this program is prohibited. Points will be deducted if goto is used.

Problem:

Write a program that asks the user to enter two strings (with a maximum length of 30) and then performs one of two possible operations provided as command line arguments to the program. The possible command line options and the associated operations are as follows:

Option -i Operation: if given this option, the program should create a new string that is built by interspersing the two strings, by alternatively placing one character at a time from each string. When one of the strings exhausted, the program should copy the remaining of the characters from the second string. This functionality should be implemented in a function called intersperse, which takes as parameters the two strings and returns a pointer to the newly created string. Your function should use dynamic memory allocation to generate the new string.

For example, if string 1 is abcde and string 2 is 1234567, the resulting string should be a1b2c3d4e567.

Option -w Operation: if given this option, the program should create a new string that is built by concatenating the two given strings, in which there has been a * character inserted in between every character in those strings. There should be a * character between the two strings, but no such character at the end of string 2. This functionality should be implemented in a function called widen_stars, which takes as parameters the two strings and returns a pointer to the newly created string. Your function should use dynamic memory allocation to generate the new string.

For example, if string 1 is abcde and string 2 is 1234567, the resulting string should be a*b*c*d*e*1*2*3*4*5*6*7.

Notes: You may not include the string library, but you may use the strlen and strcmp functions from the last project (string length, string compare) Before terminating, your program needs to de-allocate the space allocated for the newly created strings

Your program should function as follows (items in italics are to be entered by the user):

> gcc combine_strings.c

>./a.out -i

Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: abcde Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: 1234567 The combined string is: a1b2c3d4e567

OR

> gcc combine_strings.c

>./a.out -w

Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: abcde Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: 1234567 The combined string is: a*b*c*d*e*1*2*3*4*5*6*7

//MY SOURCE CODE

#include

#include

#include

char *intersperse(char first[],char second[])

{

// calculate length for newly created string

int len = strlen(first)+strlen(second);

// dynamically allocate memory for new string

char *new = (char *)malloc(len * sizeof(char));

// fill characters in even odd indexex untill one string exhaust

int i=0,j=0,k=0;

while(i

{

if(k%2==0)

new[k]=first[i++];

else

new[k]=second[j++];

k++;

}

// check if first string is still remaining

while(i

new[k++]=first[i++];

// check if second string is still remaining

while(j

new[k++]=second[j++];

return new;

}

char *widen_stars(char first[],char second[])

{

// calculate length for newly created string

int stringLen = strlen(first)+strlen(second),len;

// there will be stringLen-1 stars

len = stringLen + (stringLen-1);

// dynamically allocate memory for new string

char *new = (char *)malloc(len * sizeof(char));

// first fill * in new string

// at odd indexes i.e; starting from 1

int i=0,j=1;

while(j

{

new[j]='*';

j=j+2;

}

// now fill characters of first string in new string

// at even indexes i.e; starting from 0

i=0;

j=0;

while(first[i]!='\0')

{

new[j]=first[i];

i++;

j=j+2;

}

// now fill characters of second string in new string

// at even indexes i.e; starting from current value of j

i=0;

while(second[i]!='\0')

{

new[j]=second[i];

i++;

j=j+2;

}

return new;

}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])

{

char first[30],second[30],*new;

printf("Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: ");

scanf("%s",first);

printf("Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: ");

scanf("%s",second);

if(strcmp(argv[1],"-i")==0)

{

new = intersperse(first,second);

}else

{

new = widen_stars(first,second);

}

printf("The combined string is: %s ",new);

free(new);

return 0;

}

Your program should function as follows (items underlined are to be entered by the user): gec combine strings.c-o combine strings >/combine strings-i Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: abcde Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: 1234567 The combined string is: alb2c3d4e567 Or gec combine strings.c -o combine string:s >/combine strings-w Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: abcde Please enter a string of maximum 30 characters: 1234567 The combined string is: a*b*c*d*e*1*2*3*4*5*6*7 Notes: .You may not include the string library, but you may use the strlength and strcomp functions from the last project .Before terminating, your program needs to de-allocate the space allocated for the newly created strings